Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince

　　The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.

　　And yet...

　　As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate -- and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.

　　So it's the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.

　　新學期還未開始，魔法界就籠罩在一片風聲鶴唳之中，連魔法部部長都換了人！但蠢蠢欲動的佛地魔和食死人到底設下了什麼陰謀？鄧不利多為何一再帶哈利波特觀看儲思盆裡的記憶？而讓哈利成為魔藥學天才的『混血王子』，到底又隱藏著什麼神秘企圖？升上六年級的哈利，終於發現自己要面對的不只是『責任』而已。

作者簡介

J.K. 羅琳( J.K. Rowling)

　　全世界最會說故事的魔法媽媽 J.K.羅琳一九九○年，二十四歲的羅琳，坐在前往倫敦的誤點火車上，『哈利波特』咻地闖進了她的生命。透過車窗，彷彿看見了一個黑髮瘦弱、戴著眼鏡的小巫師在對她微笑。十年後，『哈利波特』成了風靡全球的童話人物。

　　從小就喜歡寫作的羅琳，是個單親媽媽，因為找不到工作，只能靠著微薄的失業救濟金養活自已和女兒。為了逃離又小又冷的房間，她總是窩在住家附近的尼可森咖啡館裡寫作；因為沒錢點餐，所以每次只點上一杯卡布奇諾，一字一字的寫下『哈利波特』的故事。

　　結果，《哈利波特》才一出版，便以驚人的魔力風靡全球，羅琳在一夕之間，就從不為人知的貧單親媽媽，一躍成為蜚聲國際的暢銷作家。《哈利波特》在全世界所折起閱讀風潮，更被譽為『文學界的披頭四狂熱』。羅琳說，《哈利波特》是一本會帶給她快樂的書，顯然毫無疑問的，對讀者來說也是一樣。

本書中譯本《哈利波特(6)：混血王子的背叛》由皇冠出版。